Ms. Cebrera counted the number of absences each student in her class had last year.
She recorded the results on the dot plot below.

Dot plot named as ALTDCStudent Absences from SchoolALTDC has number line from 0 to 8. 8 dots on 0, 9 dots on 1, 6 dots on 2, 1 dot on 3, 2 dots on 4, 1 dot on 6, 2 dots on 7 and 1 dot on 8 is given.

Which statement best describes the shape of the data?
A.

pulled to the left
B.

pulled to the right
C.

symmetric
D.

no noticeable shape

A. pulled to the left

Step-by-step explanation:

A line plot is a graph that shows the relationship among values in a data using a number line. Each relation can be represented by a dot or a cross on the line plot.

Considering the line plot given it could be observed that 8 students were not absent at all, 9 were absent for 1 day, 6 were absent for 2 days, 1 was absent for 3 days, 2 were absent for 4 days, 1 was absent for 6 days, 2 were absent for 7 days and 1 was absent for 8 days.

Since most of the students were absent for 1 or 2 days and not absent at all, the line plot can be seen being pulled to the left. Showing that the outcome of the data shift much to the left. Thus, it can be described as a pull to the left.

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